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October 10, 2017

We are still here!!! Victoria and I are extremely grateful that we, our home and our Woodworking School have been spared in this horrendous fire that has ravaged Santa Rosa and Northern California. Thank you all for your concern and support.

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September 22 – 24, 2017

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This video gives you a brief overview of the amazing effects you can achieve with gilding and chemical patination.

The class will focus on the use of routers with different offset bearing and bit combinations to create positive and negative MDF templates of countless designs that can then be used to flush cut hardwoods to fit together with a snug fit. Students can design their own templates and experiment with different shapes from simple curves to more involved forms.

Plus: 15% off all our other DVDS Nov. 20 thru Dec. 25, 2015*

Due to the huge response we are extending this sale thru Dec. 25th

With this special bundled pricing package, you can purchase all 5 Seasons of WoodWorks DVDs at 30% off for $244.96!!!! At $69.99 per each full Season DVD, that is a savings of $104.99 when you purchase all 5 Seasons!!!

DVDs Sale!!! 10% Off All DVDs for 10 Days!!!! November 2 – 12, 2014

My Adventure at Burning Man

Posted October 30, 2014

Burning Man is an annual week-long festival, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance, held at the end of August in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. This summer, I had the pleasure to work with artist David Best on the construction of the Temple of Grace, envisioned as a spiritual and sacred space.

I arrived in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert on August 18th, one week before the gates opened at the 2014 Burning Man festival. I was part of a 100-person volunteer group that camped in various tents and trailers, several hundred yards from the construction site. We were there to build the Temple of Grace.

Impressive Customer Review of WoodWorks Season 5 DVD

Posted Oct.20, 2014

We recently received a very impressive customer review of our WoodWorks Season 5 DVD. His feedback gives a great overview of the DVD and of what he feels our DVD offers to fellow woodworkers. He starts off comparing WoodWorks Season 5 DVD to our Marquetry & Inlay DVD.

From Gary Bell, Kansas:

I must say that David’s DVD entitled “Double Bevel Marquetry” is without a doubt the best DVD that he has ever produced.Wait a minute, you might say to yourself; “I thought this was a review of “Woodworks Season 5” DVD?

Correct. This review starts with a reference to the “Double Bevel Marquetry” DVD [here after referred to as “DBM”] because any of David’s fans/students who have any interest at all in DBM, undoubtedly were introduced to it as they first watched “Woodworks Season 5” episode 508 when it aired on DIY. And, having acquired a taste for DBM would have then had that yen for DBM satiated either with a class at David’s studio [like me] or by later purchasing the DBM DVD [like me].

As I watched 508, I nostalgically said to myself, “Yep, this is where it all started!”

But it is not just DBM. It is also bent lamination, joinery, wood grain and wood movement, coopering, design, chair geometry, inlay, fixing mistakes and applying finishes.

Making Woodworking Information More Accessible

Posted September 30, 2014

WoodWorks Episode 507 Contemporary Dining Chair

Most woodworkers would agree that if there were more people doing woodworking, the world would be a better place. In an effort to make high quality woodworking education more affordable for everyone, we are now offering all of our WoodWorks Episodes Digital Downloads for $4.99 per episode. Each digital download gives step by step information on how to build a specific project.

I received an excellent question from a woodturner who had read my article Turned Bowl with Ebony Rim in our September 2014 newsletter:/

I was just getting ready to turn a bowl from a blank that is not much thicker than the desired depth. This was leaving me nothing for the usual tenons. I asked the turning fellows in my woodworking club about gluing a waste block on the bottom and they thought I was crazy. In your latest (September 2014) newsletter, I see you are doing just that with your “Turned Bowl with Ebony Rim.”

Artist's Statement

My work expresses a sense of time and mystery. My inspiration is derived from a fusion of styles including ancient Egyptian, African, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Asian. But essential to all my designs is the attention I pay to fine details.

After studying art at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, I moved to Santa Rosa and began working in cabinet and furniture shops during the 1970s. In 1981, I opened my own Santa Rosa studio and built one-of-a-kind furniture throughout the 1980s. In the 90s, my focus shifted towards wood turning and sculpture.